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A treatise studying the five regular solids.

A commentary of Dioscorides Materia Medica translated in to Italian, includes detailed text and images that portray the natural world of the Eastern World as seen by Dioscorides, and its usage in healing of diseases. Includes Mattioli's own research…

A dialogue crafted to display arguments of natural philosophy

Raphael uses color, light and shadow in a way that shows he had a clear understanding of optical theories. The fresco shows a shift toward naturalism within art as more artists were beginning to understand optics and the role they play within art.

Influenced by past Botanists such as Fuchs, Dodoens establishes a great number of images of herbals and their properties. Compared to other herbals, Dodoens groups and classifies many of herbs based on their similar qualities. In addition, he lists…

6 volume collection which outlines information regarding all known insects except beetles

This text chronicles observations of insects and various plants through the micropscope.

Hohenheim, also known as Paraclesus, shortly discusses a controversial yet popular herb Guaiacum, known for its medicinal properties brought from the Americas to Europe. The guaiacum was believed to be useful in the disease syphillis by many…

A volume devoted to insects and other invertebrates

Anonymous engraving depicting an individual inserted in to a athanor, an alchemical furnace to symbolize the purification process of alchemy.